On Friday we went to the horse races at Bay Meadows. I've never been to the horse races before. We bet on all eight races; I won one race. After spending 20 dollars on bets, we ended up with 40 cents. Four shiny dimes.

We bet pretty much based on which names we liked. Each race was about 6 furlongs (less than a mile). Interestingly, the starting gates are portable and were moved to different places around the track for different races (the races all end at the same place).

One of the horses was injured during his race and had to be taken away in the horse van. Another horse bolted and ran around the track riderless, going the wrong way.

All in all an enjoyable evening. I'd like to go back next season.